July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: UN Humanitarian Chief visited Lebanon's Bekaa region which is hosting about 180,000 refugees from Syria. Since her last visit to Lebanon in January 2013, the number of Syrian refugees in the country has increased by over 200%. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: Ms Amos met families who had lost everything in Syria. At the Saadnayal settlement, where over 200 people live, many have recently arrived from Al Qusayr. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: More than 50% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are children. "It is Syria's future that is being blighted," said Ms Amos. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: At the El Faaor settlement Ms Amos saw for herself the conditions in which people live. Many do not have adequate access to basic services including food, water and shelter. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: Many refugee children in the settlements do not have access to education. The humanitarian chief called the imbalance between rising needs and limited resources "a desperate situation." Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: Although UN agencies and humanitarian partners are providing aid in the settlements, they are struggling to cope with the increasing number of refugees who are arriving every day. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: There are now over half a million refugees from Syria in Lebanon and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that this could reach 1 million if the situation does not improve. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: The UNHCR registration centre in Bekaa registers an average of 900 refugees daily. Here, Ms. Amos talks to a family who had just arrived from Homs. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu

July 2013, Bekaa, Lebanon: One of the sons (middle) suffered a bullet wound to his shoulder when he was out buying bread in Syria. The other son, 11-years-old, is so traumatized by the fighting that he is unable to write his own name, explained his father. Credit: OCHA/D.Palanivelu